What is the process by which citizens develop the values, attitudes, beliefs, and opinions that enable them to support the political system?
Political socialization
Which Italian political theorist argued in The Prince that power is the key unit of analysis in politics?
Niccolo Machiavelli
__________________ are surveys taken that provide a useful way of showing how different groups view certain political issues.
Public opinion polls
_______________ refer to some of the ways people are categorized (e.g., 18-24 year olds, Catholic, African-Americans, Hispanics, and so on).
Demographics
Harold Lasswell has defined politics as which of the following?
who gets what, when, and how.
Political power can be broadly defined as which of the following?
the ability to get others to do what they would not do on their own.
Which of the following types of political system is ruled by a small privileged class of people who control or influence the government.
Aristocracy
An economic system in which the means of production, such as land and factories, are privately owned and operated for profit is referred to as which of the following?
Capitalism
A political philosophy that tends to support traditional values and advocates change only in moderation is referred to as which of the following?
Conservatism
The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of male and female genders is referred to as which of the following?
Feminism
This political theorist had a strong influence on Thomas Jefferson who wrote the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
John Locke
The political system under which the economy, property, and major industries is controlled and directed by the state (government) is referred to as which of the following?
Communism
Which of the following philosophers believed that "power" and not "justice" is the most important unit of analysis in politics.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Which of the following are considered social contract thinkers?
John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau
_______________ classic text __________________ sets out to prove the correctness of Machiavelli's contention that power rather than justice is the most important variable in studying politics.
Thomas Hobbes'; The Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes's social contract argued for which of the following?
an authoritarian system of government where individuals surrender all political power to the government so that government can more efficiently prevent civil unrest and violence.
When a social science researcher makes an educated guess based on previously understood facts, he/she is making which of the following?
hypothesis.
This political belief holds that war is never justified and that all disputes should be settled peacefully.
Pacifism
A political system that is controlled by a small group of individuals who govern in their own interests is referred to as which of the following?
oligarchy.
Which of the following is a political system where a king or queen holds absolute or limited power, usually inherited?
Monarchy
This system of government is where power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers responsible for making decisions on behalf of the populace.
Republic
What type of theory examines the way politics "should" be rather than focusing on the way politics "is"?
Normative theory
What widely accepted view was Socrates attempting to debunk?
That might makes right
Which form of political protest used by Socrates includes refusing to obey laws of government in a non-violent way?
Civil disobedience
Martin Luther King was a civil rights leader in the United States during the 1960s. King followed the principle of civil disobedience exemplified by this leader of the Indian Independence movement against Britain.
Mohandas Gandhi
This Roman statesman and philosopher argued for the need to incorporate just laws into the state.
Cicero
This Greek philosopher was a student of Socrates and was the author of The Republic.
Plato
In The Republic, Plato argues that the ideal republic and the human soul both comprise three critical parts. Plato links the craftspeople with which part of the human soul?
The appetites/desires
In The Republic, Plato argues that the guardians should rule the republic. Which three traits should a person have before entering into the guardian class?
Wisdom, courage, and restraint
It is in part because of Plato's warnings against democracy that the word democracy does not appear in the U.S. Constitution. Instead, Madison refers to the American system of government as which of the following?
republic.